literature
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However, she said many of the female characters she encountered in literature left her feeling conflicted about her own identity.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Sonia McSwain, originally from San Luis Obispo, is a senior at the University of California, San Diego, where she studies English literature with a minor in communication.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
But if she, a towering scholar of Yiddish literature, assumes the pose of a little old lady, don’t be fooled.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
For Leslie Fiedler, the greatest works of American literature were those that engaged with terrible fears and forbidden desires.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He studied literature and languages, with a concentration in Classics, and was described by fellow students as “a scholar.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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